the great american insult machine

Matt Taibbi Fails to Recognize Own Insult

A friend passed along this New York magazine item, asking readers to match the face with the cruel/unnecessary ad hominem insult I used to describe the person in ‘Griftopia.’ Amusingly, I got one of the answers wrong when I took the test (I’d forgotten that I’d called Rick Santelli a ‘douche-wad’).” [RS]

Matt Taibbi Fails to Recognize Own Insult